Reserve Gore Police Officer Accused Of Arson

A reserve Gore police officer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony first-degree arson after he allegedly threatened to burn his house down with his wife and stepdaughter inside.

A reserve Gore police officer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony first-degree arson after he allegedly threatened to burn his house down with his wife and stepdaughter inside.

Charles Mark Shamblin, 45, of Webbers Falls was arrested in Webbers Falls by Cherokee Nation Marshals and booked into the Muskogee County Jail without bond, according to a jail official.

On Sunday, Shamblin allegedly brought a can of gasoline into his house at 102 West Oak St. and told his wife and stepdaughter he was going to burn the house down, Webbers Falls Police Chief Aaron Gage stated in an arrest warrant affidavit.

Shamblin had already set one fire inside the residence, Gage stated. He allegedly used a cigarette lighter to set a pillow case on a bed and a shirt on fire, Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Moore stated in the affidavit.

Gore Town Administrator Horace Lindley said Shamblin has been suspended pending an investigation. He said he knew Shamblin professionally during his six years as administrator.

“He’s been there quite awhile,” Lindley said. “He was a good officer.”

Shamblin has a trial date set for April 17 in Muskogee County District Court.

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